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Manchester Road Race Officials: 'Wanna Cool Off? ... Think Of 2018'
Manchester Road Race officials this week posted a humorous commentary about the recent hot weather compared to the frigid 2018 race.
MANCHESTER, CT — Manchester Road Race officials this week chimed in about the hot weather with a funny post comparing this July to the 2018 event.
"When you are complaining about the heat this weekend, don't think I’ve forgotten how you whined in 2018 ... Just saying," it said under a picture of a frozen "runner."
That was the year of the wind chill — Zero degree at least and below zero in some spots along the 4.748-mile course that Thanksgiving morning.
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On a morning where record cold temperatures and wind chill factors were present, a record was, in fact, broken at the 82nd running of the Manchester Road Race. See the story here.
Yeah ... it's comparing summer to fall, but it still brings back memories.
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The main photo depicts a cold runner during a warmup trot near the start/finish line.
Here are two more images and a video to help cool everyone off:
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